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Dear oh dear... The age consciousness thing is a bitch, for sure. But if a dry tongue is your only problem, that's why God invented beer, is it not?

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But Gangster is still perfectly acceptable if you're a Junglist of advanced age.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIFnlSdBZi4

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I've come back round to gangster, pressed trousers or not

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Also I've come back to 'groovy' and 'righteous' so maybe the retro-er the slang item the more hepcatter it is?

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For me as long as I'm junglin' it's never gone away. Acshooally my daughter likes that track, so we be gangsterin' at all hours. A bit like Father Fintan Stack, to name a great Catholic priest/Jungle enthusiast.

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Whenever I encounter a slang showing in a song that resonates with me, I google or gpt it, and that's one of the reasons I love advanced technology.

I'm not only not from the same country, but I also don't experience the same culture. However, I acted out and lost control without any stimulation from drugs; I felt petrified that our country no longer broadcast mass shooting in school in America.

I don't really care about if what I adore is a past, and I have my definition of what is legacy.

Please don't retire from your slang, idioms, or belief. I like your sharing and it's cool at any age.

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Thanks, Tilly! Yeah it's all nonsense isn't it! Say whatever you chuffing well like. I do find myself phasing it out, also my partner is Italian, so I think i subconsciously don't use it. So I'm certainly slinging less about the shop

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"Stoked" is the one I can't let go of. I haven't found a suitable replacement. I'll also occasionally throw in a "swe-eet". If I'm fucking with people I'll use "Hella" and "janky" which I never actually used. I'm not sure it's more annoying than the ones I just won't retire. I don't care.

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